Robert Grubb

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Robert Grubb
Born (1950-01-31) 31 January 1950 (age 74)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
OccupationActor
SpouseRobin Silver [1]

Robert Grubb (born 31 January 1950 [2] ) is an Australian actor. He studied acting at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), where he graduated [3] in 1978. There he was a fellow student of actor Mel Gibson. [4]

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Grubb played the role of Dr. Geoffrey Standish in the popular series The Flying Doctors . [3] [5] He won Australia's Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his stage portrayal of Pop in the Australian production of the Queen musical, We Will Rock You . [3]

In 1998, he played The Wolf and Cinderella’s Prince in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods . [6] In 2016, he played Dimitri Weissman in Sondheim’s Follies at Melbourne Recital Centre. [7] In 2024, he played Max in Sunset Boulevard opposite Sarah Brightman. [8]

He also narrated "Rainforest Beneath the Canopy" in 2004.

As of 2020 Grubb was reprising his previous role of Detective Bill Graves on Neighbours .

Grubb features as Senior Sgt Bill Kirby in Savage River (TV series), on ABC TV (and iview), premiering September 2022 and set in country Victoria. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 My Brilliant Career Frank HawdonFeature film
1981 Gallipoli BillyFeature film [10]
1983 Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation William NielsenFeature film
1983 The Amorous Dentist Louis BertrandTV movie
1985 Robbery Under Arms Sir Frederick MorringerFeature film
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Pig KillerFeature film
1985Remember MeGeoffTV movie
1990 More Winners Mr EdmundTV movie
1997 Paradise Road Colonel DownesFeature film
1999Close ContactFranklinTV movie
2000The Potato FactoryMr EmmettTV movie
2000 Waiting at the Royal AnthonyTV movie
2003 After the Deluge SimonTV movie
2004The Brush OffDet. Sen. Con. MicaelisTV movie
2006 The Society Murders Phil Dunn QCTV movie
2007Black ButtonMan Behind DeskShort film
2007 Curtin Percy SpenderTV movie
2008The WindowFatherShort film
2009Remembering NigelHimself
2010Of Land and BountyShort film
2012Hungry ManThe WormShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Sara Dane John MacArthurTV series, 6 episodes
1983 A Country Practice Nigel FairbairnTV series, 4 episodes
1984 Five Mile Creek Mr HarbottleTV series, 1 episode
1984 Special Squad SimsTV series, 1 episode
1991 All Together Now Dr StandfishTV series, 1 episode
1992 Bligh ShambleTV series, 1 episode
1986-92 The Flying Doctors Dr. Geoffrey StandishTV series, 204 episodes
1993 G.P. JohnTV series, 1 episode
1996 Mercury Ritchie MunrowTV series, 2 episodes
1997 State Coroner Hugh FerrariTV series, 3 episodes
1999 High Flyers Mr BullTV series, 26 episodes
2000 Tales of the South Seas TV series, 1 episode: "The Devil's Pearl"
2000 Thunderstone Old NoahTV series, 1 episode
1998-00 SeaChange Barry BostonTV series, 5 episodes
2001 Crash Zone GarrisonTV series, 1 episode
2001 Ponderosa Ned CovingtonTV series, 1 episode
2002 The Secret Life of Us Mr LangTV series, 1 episode
2002 MDA Andrew GallinTV series, 1 episode
2002 Marshall Law PedroTV series, 1 episode
1995-03 Blue Heelers Neil Pendergast / Derrick Chalmers/ VariousTV series, 5 episodes
2000-04 Stingers Frank Vellani / Damien JordanTV series, 2 episodes
2004 Salem's Lot Larry CrockettTV series, 2 episodes
2007 Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji Salty BenTV series, 7 episodes
2007 Bastard Boys Roger GylesTV miniseries
2008 All Saints Pau MurrayTV series, 1 episode
2008 McLeod's Daughters Tim AyresTV series, 2 episodes
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Gerald WaddingtonTV series, 1 episode
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Tagge WebsterTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2013 Reef Doctors James McGabeTV series, 3 episodes
2014The WeathermanTroyTV series, 1 episode
2017 Wentworth Miles StrathamTV series, 1 episode
2017 Offspring Julian MoodyTV series, 1 episode
2017–18, 2020 Neighbours Bill Graves TV series
2019 NCIS: New Orleans Musical Live PerformanceTV series, 1 episode
2021 The Newsreader Dr McCormackTV series, 2 episodes
2022 Savage River [11] Senior Sergeant Bill KirbyTV series, 6 episodes
2023 Call Me Chihiro Bito (English Voice)

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